The list includes Salomon Melgen, who stood trial alongside Sen. Bob Menendez (D., N.J.) in a corruption and bribery case and Gary Hendler, a Philly radio host now on Gov. Wolf's drug council.
"We have to learn to adapt to change," said Tina Dixon Spence, owner of Buddha Babe in West Mount Airy. She had to scrap a more elaborate planned grand opening due to new city "Stay at Home" urgings.
The lawsuit comes after a recent Inquirer investigation detailed how staffers at the leading behavioral health nonprofit for youth abused children for years while red flags were ignored.
The reversal comes in the wake of an Inquirer investigation that detailed how the organization repeatedly failed to protect children in its care from male staffers who sexually abused them.
To help keep the coronavirus at bay, the city prohibited tailgating in parking lots around Lincoln Financial Field and in nearby FDR Park. And, shockingly, Philly stayed away.
Devereux Behavioral Health hired former U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch to conduct a safety audit after the investigation found lapses that led to a history of sexual abuse of children.
After an Inquirer investigation, Philadelphia has stopped sending children to Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health. Meanwhile, state officials are probing allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct.
Inquirer investigation: Lapses in supervision, staffing, and training at Devereux over the last two decades led to the abuse of children with disabilities and disorders.
Beset by gun violence, coronavirus, and systemic racism, members of the Church of Christian Compassion lead a call for change, and they’re hopeful that America is listening.
